Tour of the Exhibit: “Guiding Hands for Sacred Scripts: Torah Pointers, Art, and Contexts”

Join us for the tour of the exhibit “Guiding Hands for Sacred Scripts: Torah Pointers, Art, and Contexts” of Torah yads, or pointers, from different regions and times. Some were created as functional pointers, but others are works of art, inspired by the idea of what a pointer is. All, however, are connected to the idea of beautifying religious ritual and showing the importance of the Torah in the Jewish tradition.

In addition to the Barr Foundation Yad Collection, we are pleased to have on view the work of two 20th-century American artists, Ben Zion and Mordechai Rosenstein. These painters/sculptors sought to convey Jewish concepts through the art that consumed their existence. They expressed the directive of hiddur mitzvah through exploration of Jewish themes and values in different media.

This exhibit has been made possible by the Hadassah R. Weiner Fund for Jewish Art at Fordham and the Barr Family Foundation and was curated by Miriam Krakowski FCRH’27, Amy Levine-Kennedy, and Magda Teter.
It continues through Dec. 18.